The GSMA has warned that rising smartphone component costs could widen the digital divide as 3.1 billion people remain offline despite living within mobile broadband coverage.
Digital payment, digitisation, and FinAI solutions company Ant International has received a Payment Institution (PI) licence from the Central Bank of Brazil.
Bangladesh telco Robi Axiata officially retired the Airtel name – which has served as its youth brand for the past ten years – on Monday with the launch of a new digital-focused youth brand called Cirkle.
The UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company Space42, and Autonomous A2Z (A2Z), South Korea's leading autonomous driving company, have signed a commercial agreement valued at US$7 million to deploy Level-4 mobility solutions in the UAE.
PLDT’s wireless unit Smart Communications announced on Monday it’s struck a partnership with global cloud gaming firm Blacknut to bring console-level gaming to mobile users in the Philippines.
Alipay+, a global digital payment gateway under fintech provider Ant International, has announced that it will enable global travellers to make QR code payments at millions of merchants across Argentina.
African payments technology company Flutterwave has announced a collaboration with Xoom, PayPal’s international digital money transfer service, to enable fast transfers into Nigeria.
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has officially joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), which aims to enable the efficient flow of money securely across African borders.
Less than a year after its commercial launch, the BoGuan multimodal large language model (LLM) designed for cultural tourism in China has entered broad application in Xi’an, and is generating real revenues and value for the tourism industry.
Vodacom South Africa announced on Thursday it is expanding its partnership with Amazon South Africa to offer the latter's Amazon Prime membership service to its customers.
MTN Group announced on Monday it has begun rolling out MTN One TV, a new video streaming service that bundles live TV, local content and international entertainment into flexible packages with various viewing and payment options.
PLDT’s wireless arm Smart Communications announced on Tuesday it will bundle AI-powered glasses with native access to Google Gemini with two postpaid plans starting this Friday.
Iraqi telco Asiacell announced on Monday it will collaborate with local OTT and streaming platform 1001 to bundle entertainment content into its subscriber packages.
Two more fintech alliances have been announced in the last week, one involving a virtual and physical cards collaboration in Nigeria and another a financial infrastructure initiative that aims to be extended across the continent.
GLN International, a cross-border payment infrastructure provider in Asia and a subsidiary of Korea’s Hana Bank under Hana Financial Group, says it has launched a nationwide QR payment service in Vietnam in partnership with local payment processor NAPAS.
As AI firms look to handle their ever-escalating compute loads, they are snapping up the global supply of consumer graphics processing units well before more can be produced – causing prices to surge worldwide for any product that contains a semiconductor.
In low-income markets – such as much of Africa – customer loyalty can rest precariously on affordability, so establishing trust is essential for operators if they wish to retain their community.
Payment giant Mastercard has announced what it describes as a major step forward in its ASEAN AI strategy with the successful rollout of authenticated agentic transactions across multiple ASEAN markets, alongside plans to establish a new regional AI Centre of Excellence in Singapore.
PLDT Global Corp, part of Philippines’ telco group PLDT, has expanded its Tindahan ni Bossing (TinBo) digital platform, described as the go-to app for all the needs of overseas Filipinos, with the launch of a new service called ePadala.
Cambodian telco Smart Axiata says it has signed an MoU with super app firm Grab to look at ways to collaborate on B2C and B2B initiatives that leverage Smart’s 5G network to create a more connected and customer-centric digital and mobility ecosystem.
Cambodian telco Smart Axiata says it has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Amazon's Prime Video to deliver richer digital lifestyle experiences for its 5G customers.
The People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) Zimbabwe’s only 100% home grown savings bank, has announced a strategic collaboration with Mastercard to launch POSB Remit Outbound.
Indian telco Bharti Airtel announced on Thursday it is giving all of its 360 million customers free access to Adobe Express Premium for a year.
Network International, a leading fintech company in the Middle East and Africa, has signed a strategic processing agreement with Saudi Sudanese Bank, one of Sudan’s prominent financial institutions.
Sri Lankan operator Dialog Axiata has announced what it calls a landmark strategic partnership with UnionPay International (UPI), a China-headquartered company described as one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing global payment networks.
Technology company ACES India and state-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have signed a strategic agreement to deploy advanced telecom and digital connectivity infrastructure at Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India.
Orange Middle East and Africa announced on Monday it has signed a deal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) granting it mobile-only broadcasting rights for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations tournament currently underway in Morocco.
Thailand’s True Digital Group, Vietnam’s VNPT Technology and AIoT integration firm T3 Technology have officially kicked off an initiative to design, develop and sell AI-powered smart home solutions in Vietnam.
API-enabled technology platform Setu, owned by payments technology company Pine Labs, has announced the launch of what it calls India’s first agentic bill-payments experience.
UAE-based telco e& announced on Wednesday it has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Motorola Mobility to explore new market opportunities in the Middle East region, possibly including AI.
BENEFIT, a leading Bahrain company in fintech and electronic financial transactions, licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) as an ancillary service provider to the Kingdom’s financial services industry, has announced a deal that will help to enable real-time cross-border payments between Bahrain and India.
Digital transformation projects focused on younger end users have been highlighted this week in West Africa where operator Orange Liberia has signalled its support for digital literacy and the government of Guinea has targeted internet provision for schools.
Singapore-headquartered global payment platform Thunes says it has launched real-time cross-border payments to and from Colombia through Bre-B, the country’s new national instant payment system from Banco de la Republica, the Central Bank of Colombia.
The GSMA announced on Tuesday two separate key initiatives with African mobile operators – one to make 4G handsets more affordable across the continent, and the other to strengthen Africa’s AI ecosystem.
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